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reviews
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1. Mind Map 2 7. Pronunciation tips 15
2. Introduction 3 a. Silent “B”, “E”, “D” and “G” 15

3. Get in context 4 8. Glossary 19

a. Chatting about cameras 4 9. Bibliography 20
10. Creative Commons 21
4. Let’s listen and talk 5 11. Credits 22
a. Making camera reviews 5
b. Making comparisons 6
c. Discussing positive and negative aspects 10

5. Let’s read and write 10

a. Making review video 10
b. Review video process 11

6. Facts to know 13
a. Adjectives 13
b. Adjective order 13
c. The future simple tense 13

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 Introduction
Welcome back, dear apprentices!

I’m Nohan Byers and I’m glad to see you again!

Some people think that promoting their business or him/herselves as professionals

is quite expensive, but there are platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter, where you can share your knowledge, provide visual
documentation and promote your products or brands at a very low cost.

As a multimedia producer, it is very important for you to take advantage of platforms

for your career. This is the reason why, In this material, we are going to learn how
to describe things, make comparisons and talk about positive and negative aspects
through review videos.

Let’s begin!

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 Mind Mind
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review video Adjectives "D" and "G"
cameras Making camera Check your
reviews knowledge
Review The future Practice
Check your video process simple tense Activity
Making
knowledge
comparisons
Comprehension
Discussing positive activity
and negative aspects
 Yup! They told me that SLR cameras are
better than Bridge ones, but they are more
expensive.
Chelsea needs to buy her first camera, but she doesn’t know
how to choose a good one. So, she decided to ask to his friend Well, that's right!
Josh for help.

Let’s read the next conversation between Chelsea and Josh.

I don't know what
to do. Heeeelp!
Hi!

Well, it depends on your needs. SLRs have

Hey Chelsea! better quality, but Bridge cameras are more
user-friendly.

Did you finally buy

the camera?

An advantage of working with SLRs is that

Not really. I went to the store, but they didn't
you can use a wide range of lenses from
have the one I was looking for.
different manufacturers!

Instead of that, they suggested me not to

buy a Bridge camera, but an SLR one.

Really?

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 ... and a disadvantage?

Well, a disadvantage is that SLRs are a. Making cameras reviews

heavier than Bridge ones.
- Look, I found this review video. It’s from Shameless
Maya YouTube Channel.

I don't know what to do! I need a good

image quality, but I don't have too much
money.

Why don't you watch any review videos? It

could help you to have a good insight to
make a decision Taken from: Shameless Maya YouTube Channel

- Thanks. I’m going to check it out.

That's a great idea! Thanks!

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b. Making comparisons
In the preview video, Maya talked about your types of
digital cameras and said the following:

«... the lenses can be even fancier... »

«... with longer lenses... wider lenses... »

When Chelsea and Josh were talking, they used similar

expressions

«... SLR cameras are better than Bridge ones... »

«... but they are more expensive... »
«... SLRs have better quality... »
«... but Bridge cameras are more user-friendly... »
«... SLRs are heavier than Bridge ones... »

We use these expressions when we want to compare

nouns.

To make a comparison you can use adjectives or adverbs.

When we make comparisons between two things, we use

Comparative adjectives/adverbs; when we compare three
things of more, we use Superlative adjectives/adverbs.

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 Syllables Ending Add Example
Double last consonant Big - Bigger
1 Consonant + vowel + consonant
+ add -er Hot - Hotter
Safe - Safer
1 -e Add -r
Nice - Nicer
Tall - Taller
1 Other endings Add -er
Cold - Colder
2 Change “y” into “i” Happy - Happier
-y
(Only adjectives) + add -er Lucky - Luckier
More confused / Less confused
2 and more syllables Add “more” (positive)or
Other endings More quickly / Less quickly
(Including adverbs) “less” (negative)
More interesting / Less interesting

Irregular adjective/ adverb

Comparatives
Adjective/ Adverb Comparative
Good Better
Well Better
Bad Worse
Badly Worse
Little Less
Much-Many-Some More
Far Farther /Further
Old (people in a family) Elder

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 When we are comparing two things or actions
that have the same quality, we need to use the
following structures:

as + adjective +as
as+ adjective +as
as+ adverb +as
the same + noun +as

Canon is not as good as Nikon in low

light situations
The Canon camera starter is as fast as the
Sony one
That camera has the same weight as
mine
«... They’re both the same price bracket
as well... »

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 Syllables Ending Add Example
The +Double last
Big - The Biggest
1 Consonant + vowel + consonant consonant
Hot - The Hottest
+ add -est
Safe - The Safest
1 -e Add -st
Nice - The Nicer
Tall - The Tallest
1 Other endings Add -er
Cold - The Coldest
2 Change “y” into “i” Happy - The Happiestr
-y
(Only adjectives) + add -er Lucky - The Luckiest
most confused/ least confused
2 and more syllables Add “most” (positive)or
Other endings most quickly/ least quickly
(Including adverbs) “least” (negative)
most interesting/ least interesting

Irregular adjective/ adverb

Comparatives
Adjective/ Adverb Comparative
Good The best
Well The best
Bad The worst
Badly The worst
Little The least
Much-Many-Some The most
Far The farthest / The furthest
Old (people in a family) The elder

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c. Discussing positive and negative aspects
When Chelsea was chatting with Josh, she said the following:

«... An advantage of working with Cannon is... »

«... a disadvantage is... » Expression + of + noun (specific or general).
On the other hand, Maya talked about «Pros» and «Cons».
3 Let's check some examples:
An upside of YouTube is...
Those are some expressions that help us to discuss positive The most important advantage of cell phones is...
and negative aspects of a subject or topic. Let’s see some other
A plus of drawing tables is...
expressions we can use.
Positive aspects (+) Negative aspects (-)
A disadvantage of this camera is... »
1 Advantages Disadvantages One of the main downsides of the JPEG format is...
Benefits Drawbacks One major minus point of Tamron lenses is...

Plus points Minus points

Pluses Minuses

Upsides Downsides

Arguments in favor Arguments against

Pros Cons

When talking about positive or negative aspects, you can use

some of the next structures:

Expression + of + (verb+ing). Let's check a. Making review videos

2 some examples: Nowadays video marketing is one of the most influential ways
to sell any kind of products. We can be aware of this reality
every time we go into video hosts like YouTube or Vimeo.
One of the most powerful strategies to get the attention of
possible clients are product review videos. Come with me
and learn how to create one.

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b. REVIEW VIDEO
PR OCESS Organize the information in a midmap
Write a re view /summary

When w riting your review, try

to include the next
STEP 4 information:
STEP 5
Features: what the product
does? What the product is
for? Include technical details
if necessary.

Target group: Who would be

interested in buying the
product?

STEP 1 Select a produc t Practical details: How much

does it cost? Where can be
bought? What the guarantee
is? etc.

List the alternatives:

Compare with similar
Get information products
STEP 2
about the produc t Pros and Cons: "An
advantage of..." a drawback
is..."

Other people's opinion

Get the product Your own o pinion: " I think", "I

prefer", "I like" "I don't like"
STEP 3 and try it out

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 Turn your r eview into a scrip t
Shoot and Edit y our video
Organize your script in a
TIPS
structure: Introduction, analysis
and conclusions .
Use a digital camera in STEP 8
Include an eye-catching title STEP 6 manual exposure mode
and manual focus.
TIP: Read y our script aloud w ith
a clock to estimate how long it Make close-up shots of
will take your video. the product.

Lighting is very
important en video
reviews. If you don't
have great natural light,
use a lighting kit.
Craft the Use an external audio
storyboard of recorder to get a good
your script STEP 7 audio quality.

Select carefully the

moments to include
some music.

If your video exceeds

more than 5 minutes,
make a well-crafted
edition.

Distribute your vide o

Upload your video on

your favorite video host.
STEP 9

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a. Adjectives c. The future simple tense
Adjectives are words that help us to describe nouns (things, people and places). In English we can find The Future Simple
Adjectives are written before a noun or after a linking verb . Tense in two different forms: ”will” and
“be going to”.
Josh has a professional camera .
Josh’s camera is professional We saw some examples of this
grammatical tense during Chelsea and
b. Adjective order Josh conversation and in Shameless
Maya’s video.
Adjectives are classified into ten types and have a specific order for using them.
Let’s check the next chart: Chelsea: «Thanks. I’m going to check it
out. »
12 34 56 78 91 0
Maya: «... today we’re going to go to
the photography department... »

Maya: «... Now you will notice that is a

fancy price tag... »

In English we can find The Future Simple

Tense in two different forms:

“will + infinitive ” and “ be going to +

infinitive ”

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 Will Be going to
Use Affirmative sentence Use Affirmative sentence
structure structure
• Decisions made at the • Intentions
moment of speaking I • Predictions based on I am
• Predictions, often with I You present evidence You are
think/ believe / expect / She She is
hope / etc. take those going watch the
He will He is
• Offers photos to video
It It is
• Requests
We We are
• Promises
They They are
• Threats
• Facts about the future

Negative sentence Interrogative sentence

Negative sentence Interrogative sentence structure structure
structure structure
I Am not Am I
I I You Are not Are You
You You She Is not Is She
watch watch
She She going going
will not take those take those He Is not to
the Is He
to
the
He Will He video Is It video?
(won’t) photos photos? It Is not
It It Are We
We Are not
We We Are They
They Are not
They They

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a. Silent “B”, “E”, “D” and “G”
Silent letters are letters that we write, but not pronounce in a word. The last time we worked together, we learned about silent
“K”, “W” and “L”.

In this opportunity we are going to work on Silent “B”,”E”, “D” and “G”.

Silent “B”
Silent “B”
1 When the combination "mb"
is at the end of a word
2 If the combination "bt", is in the
same syllable, the "b" is usually
silent.
Numb Comb

Dumb Jamb Doubt

Thumb Bomb
Debt
Crumb Lamb

Limb Climb Subtle

Thumb Womb

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 Silent “E”
Silent “D” Silent “D”
When the vowel "e" is at the end of
a word, it is not pronounced. In the combination "dg", the "d" is The letter "d" is also silent in the
silent. next words:
Have
Hedge
More Wednesday
Dodge
Practice handsome
Judge
Sandwich
Title Grudge

Time Pledge

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 Silent “G”
1 In the combination "gn", the
"g" is silent.

Sign

Designer

Foreign

2 If the combination "gh" is in

the same syllable, it is silent.

Right

light

night

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 That’s it, apprentices! Until the next time!
Remember that «practice is the best of all
instructors»
-Publilius Syrus-

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Brush tools: an element of the painting
tool that allows you to select a brush
shape (square, circle, oval and so on) and
also the thickness in pixels you want to
paint on your image with. As you move
your cursor over the image it leaves a
stroke of color.
Chat: to talk in an informal or familiar
manner. To take part in an online
discussion in a chat room.
Covet: to want something very much,
especially something that belongs to
somebody else.
Enhancement: the act of increasing or
further improving the good quality, value
or status of somebody/something.
Exposure: he length of time for which
light is allowed to reach the film when
taking a photograph.
Eyedropper: a tool found in many image
editing programs that let you click on a
point in the image to identify and select
its color.
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Feature: an interesting or important
part, quality, ability, etc.
Lens: the part of a camera through which
light travels onto the surface where the
image is recorded.
Looking for: to try to find (someone or
something): to search for (someone or
something).
Manufacturer: a company that makes a
product.
Noun: a word that is the name of
something (such as a person, animal,
place, thing, quality, idea, or action) and
is typically used in a sentence as the
subject or the object of a verb or as the
object of a preposition.
Python: an interpreted, object-oriented
programming language similar to PERL.
Retain: to keep (something) in your
memory, especially for a long period of
time.
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Review: an act of carefully looking at
or examining the quality or condition of
something or someone: examination or
inspection.
SLRs: Single-Lens Reflex camera.
Target: the person or group that
someone is trying to influence, sell
something to, etc.
Uncannily: strange or unusual in a
way that is surprising or difficult to
understand.
User-friendly: easy to use or understand.
Warmth: the quality or state of being
kind or friendly.
Wide range: Covering a large number of
subjects etc.
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 Creative Creative
Commons Commons
 Credits
LÍNEA DE PRODUCCIÓN
Credits
PROGRAMA Producción de Multimedia
NOMBRE DEL OBJETO Creating video reviews
DISEÑADORES GRÁFICOS Caren Xiomara Carvajal Pérez
Julián Alberto Camargo Fonseca
Luis Carlos Reyes Parada
PROGRAMADORES Nilda Inés Camargo Suescún
Nancy Astrid Barón López
Milady Tatiana Villamil Castellanos
John Freddy Vargas Barrera
GUIONISTAS-PRODUCTOR DE MEDIOS AUDIOVISUALES Dolly Esperanza Parra Lozano
Jheison Edimer Muñoz Ramírez
ASESORAS PEDAGÓGICAS Janet Lucía Villalba Triana
Shirley Andrea Ovalle Barreto
LÍDER DE L A LÍNEA DE PRODUCCIÓN Zulma Yurany Vianchá Rodríguez

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